Patrick keilt



clairs freres i PATRICK KEILT, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

WATER-SERVICE PLUG.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 288,642, dated l\`lovei'nher 2, 1853. l

Application filed September 29, 1882.

and forming part of the saine, furnishes a full` and clear description of the invention, sufficient to enable those skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and operate the same.

In the drawings, Figure lis aview in crossseetion of my improved` water-service plug;

i Fig. 2, a view in cross-section of the box inclosing the saine. Fig. 3 is a top View of the claw and cover forming the upper part ofthe box shown in Fig. 2. y

The object of my invention is to simplify and cheapen the construction of such apparatus as is usually used for auxiliary water branchessuch as street-washers, &c.

In the drawings,` Arepresents the service pipe, the arrows denoting the direction of the water to the house from the main. ,g

Bis a stop-cock, having a hollow groundkey, G, of usual external construction, with the apertures b I), through which the watersupply iiows to the house, and from which the water is cut off by turning the key G. This latter is effected by having the hollow pipe D fitted to the upper end of the key and rising to the surface of the ground, where it is provided with shoulder to receive' a wrench or other suitable instrument for turning. This is the ordinary inode of regulating the housesupply, and is not, in its broad features, claimed by me. The key G, however, I make hollow, with its bore narrowest at the part marked' a, just above which itl widens out, so as to forni aseat, e e, for a coinpression-valve, E. This valve E is screwed up and down by a rod, F, of well-known construction, which extends to the surface inside of the pipe D. Vhen the valve E is down on its seat e e it is obvious Y that no water can rise through thehollow key above the seat e e; but its iiow to the house through b b will be unilnpeded unless the whole key Gis turned. The valve E is at Ithe foot of a short plug, J, which ts the inside of the tube D, but which is hollow between the points g g and 'i i, at which points are openings to (No model.)

| communicate with the inside of the pipe D.

Then the valve E is raised from the seat e e, the water will iiow in the direction of the arrows in atgg and out at i' fi up the pipe D, thus supplying the washer at the street-surface,where I propose to attach abranch, G, for the attachment of a hose.

The valve-plug J is constructed to iit closely tothe inside of the pipe D at lthe portion 11, which forms a shoulder. An aperture, k, through the key O,is made at a point just above where the shoulder 7L comes when the valve E is down on its seat, thus allowing the water standing in the pipe D to drain off when the supply is cut off from the street-washer. By this means it will be seen the one stop-cock B controls the. supply in both directions and saves the expense of an additional cock.

The upper part of the tube D, l secure by passing it through an aperture, m, in a claw, L. This claw is shown in Figs. 2 and 3, and it serves a double purpose. By means of threads N upon its lower portion, or any other suitable means, an attachment isfurnished for the box ortube P, which incloses the pipe D, to protect itfroni the carth,if below the ground, or from other injury if above the ground, while upon its upper surface or within the claw L a 8O resting vplace is furnished for the cover S, which furnishes access to the adjustment of the cocks. This cover S consists of four sides and a lid, and is fastened to the claw L by screws through the holes in the claw at w w, thus enabling an easy removal and substitution of thecover S (in case of the breakage of covers which is so common) without the expense or trouble of renewing any of the parts of the box P below the cover S. Upon the claw L, I place two pins, tt, as shownin Fig. 3.

Y is a stop fastened to the upper part of the pipe D, of substantially the shapeshown in Fig. 3. This stop may serve as a support for the pipe D` upon the claw L; but on one side of this stop the edge is so shaped as to forni bearings y y, which will, as the pipe is turned from right to left, come in contact with the `pins t t, respectively, and limit the rotary motion of the pipe D at just the points required to let the water-supply to or cut it off frointhe apertures b b.

The device which I have hereinbefore de IOO scribed contains niany features which, by themselves, or in other combinations, are not new, and contains combinations which may be useful in hydrants and situations other than a simple street-Washer; but that portion of iny invention which is particularly valuable in a street-washer is the claw L, hereiubefore described. V

Having thus described my improved Waterservice plug, I do not claim, broadly, to be the inventor of a compression-valve for a street` washer, nor foran escape for waste-Water; nor do I claim, broadly, the combination of a lid or cover combined with an upright pipe in a street-Washer; but

Vhat I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

'Ihe combination of an upright pipe, D, of a street-Washer with an adjustable claw, L, constructed substantially as described, and the removable cover S supported by said claw, substantially as and for the purposes described.

PATRICK KEILT.

Vituesses:

CHARLES HOPKINS, GEO. W. PINCKNEY. 

